Chapter 102: Cruelty
Although Chen Su also saw Lin An for the first time, when he learned that Lin An ventured north alone to save him and his father, he was already in love with this future husband. At this time, when life and death were at stake, Lin An showed a generous and awe-inspiring appearance, using himself as bait to lure away the Jin army and help him escape. But although Chen Su was very moved in her heart, her little daughter's shy attitude still couldn't be explained.
just took the jade pendant handed over by Lin An and whispered: "Then you pay attention to safety." I...... I'm waiting for you at home. ”
Lin An also smiled when he heard Chen Su's words, if he has a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? So he nodded at Chen Su and said, "Don't worry, I'm strong and suitable for escaping, not to mention that I still have my intelligence, you have to believe me." Okay, let's take my father-in-law with me." So the three of them immediately walked through the woods on the back of the mountain. Lin An, on the other hand, fled in the opposite direction towards the mountains and forests to the north.
The Jin army, who had just ascended to the top of the mountain, watched the trees swaying in the mountains and forests to the north, so they judged that everyone had fled to the north. He ordered the soldiers to search the mountains and forests to the north.
Lin An, who was in the mountains and forests, watched the large group of people chasing after him, and finally let go of the hanging heart, so as to ensure that Chen Su and the others could escape safely. So Lin An also began his own great escape.
The mountains and forests in the north are mostly gravel barren valleys, and the woods are not as dense as in the south. So it's also stumbling to walk. From time to time, Lin An could hear the sound of the Jin army searching not far away, and he didn't dare to stop for a moment. It was a while to be able to drag on for a while at this time, so that it could also buy more time for Chen Su and them to escape, and after Jin Jun caught him, Chen Su should have fled to Qingyang Town at that time.
It is also quite difficult to walk in the mountains and forests at night, let alone flee in a panic. The slashing under his feet was a shocking bloodstain, but Lin An had no complaints, and still ran away desperately. In order not to let Jin Jun lose his goal, he also deliberately made noises from time to time to attract Jin Jun to come. Several times he was almost caught by the Jin army. Thanks to his cleverness, he lay on the tree and pretended to be dead, not even daring to breathe.
And so the night passed. Lin An knew that it was impossible for him to escape from this state, so he could only give up. But for some reason, the soldiers in the mountains and forests also retreated like a tide after a night of fruitless searching, and the mountains and forests returned to a quiet state again.
"Could it be that Su Er was arrested? Is it impossible? Or does the Jin army have other arrangements?" Lin An lay in a thorn bush and endured the thorn bush stabbing his back, but he didn't dare to come out, let alone move, his feet were already numb at this time.
After struggling for a long time and crawling out of the thorn bushes, Lin An limped slowly to the top of the mountain, only to see that the hut where Chen Su lived before was still emitting black smoke. But the group of men and horses under the mountain has disappeared.
Lin An had no time to think about anything else, so he could only follow the second route he had prepared, which was the route that arranged for Chen Su and the others to escape yesterday to look for Chen Su. But when he reached the pass, he finally knew why the Jin army had withdrawn. Overnight, the Jin army invaded south again and defended the pass out of the city. He had become a turtle in an urn overnight, no wonder the Jin army would retreat and give up the search for him, but at this time, what he was most worried about was whether Chen Su and Chen Wang escaped.
If the three of them escaped, it would not be in vain what they suffered last night.
It is said that Chen Wang's father and daughter, who were already riding in the carriage, and the old housekeeper planned to wait for Lin An in Yangzhou City, and if Lin An could escape safely, he would definitely come to take this place back to Lin'an City by boat. This passer-by, Chen Su and Chen Wang, also became silent because of this incident.
And Lin An, who was still staying in the city, could only dress himself more and more like the begging man to fool around. But what I never expected was that the Jin army even caught all the beggars and homeless people in the city. And he himself was also arrested.
Although Lin An didn't know why the Jin army arrested all the beggars in the city, he had been uneasy in his heart since he was caught.
"Get up, get up. "A golden soldier drove up all the beggars who were locked up. Then he threw a few broken bowls on the ground. There were a few broken steamed buns in the bowl, and everyone rushed up to scramble when they saw it, which caused the Jin soldiers outside to laugh.
But before the person who grabbed the steamed bun could chew two bites, he fell to the ground foaming at the mouth.
"Toxic .." A beggar chewing on crumbs of steamed buns crumbs in his mouth screamed and fell to the ground. The rest of the crowd looked at the few people who were eating steamed buns in front of them and fell to the ground one after another, and finally no one dared to come forward to fight again.
Lin An has been hiding behind and watching everyone fall, and he has a little more awareness of the cruelty of the Jin people in his heart, but at this time, he has also become a prisoner, the so-called mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and it is difficult to protect himself.
On the second day, the Jin people came again, but the food brought this time was no longer steamed buns but rice porridge, but because of yesterday's poisoning incident, no one dared to go up and fight again this time. After a long time, no one dared to eat it, and the Jin soldiers outside also scolded boringly.
But there were still people who could not resist the temptation to eat it, and as was the case yesterday, the beggar who had eaten the porridge water also fell to the ground and died immediately.
Over the past two days, dozens of people have died as a result. On the third day, the Jin people brought the steamed buns again, but everyone looked at them coldly at this time, and no one stepped forward to eat the steamed buns, because on the first day, because the steamed buns caused endless shadows in their hearts.
And Lin An was also hungry at this time, he thought in his heart, both horizontal and vertical are dead, and he can't escape anyway, if he doesn't eat again, he may not be able to stand it today, so he struggled to crawl in front of the steamed bun, grabbed a steamed bun tremblingly and bit it down in the panicked eyes of everyone. After two mouthfuls, everyone swallowed their saliva and looked at Lin An, who was safe and sound. So they scrambled up again.
The soldiers guarding outside watched this scene and danced happily.
In this way, half a month passed in the blink of an eye. People are constantly dying, and the rest of the people are also suffering and living. On this day, a person came to the prison, and it was the general Wanyan who Lin An knew. And General Wanyan came here to take away a few beggars and use them as a game called hunting for the living.
The so-called living hunting is to throw living people into the hunting grounds for the nobles and magnates to hunt. Treating people as prey, we can see the cruelty and tyranny of the Jin people. And Lin An was also one of the draws.
Of course, Lin An didn't know where he would be taken, but leaving this place was a chance to escape from here. Along with Lin An, there were seven or eight other people who were selected, all of whom were in the same prison as him.